Reply #60: What makes you think he's liberal?

[IronLionZion]

Conservative Bush supporters in Wisconsin don't vote for Feingold for being liberal. They vote for him because he listens to them in each of their counties every year and uses their tax dollars wisely as if it was his own. He values freedom. He's fiscally responsible and socially responsible. One of his specialties is exposing wasteful taxpayer boondoggles. If you want to slap a label on him, I think "libertarian Democrat" is more accurate.

But what's really going to hurt is that Russ Feingold is a maverick who thinks for himself and does what he feels is right even when it's not popular. (USA Patriot Act, Iraq war, judges)

Principles are great but you pretty much have to be a whore for special interests and corporate interests to win the presidency. I hope Russ doesn't go down that slippery slope of corruption.